Future directions for fashion design education in Sri Lanka

Abstract

The paper tries to address the key question: 'uha: is the role of the fashion designer in the emerging creative economy of Sri Lanka?The answer rests upon the tasks of the Sri Lankan fashion design education and the readiness of the fashion designer qualifies via its training. Data collection iuas undertaken through a questionnaire in 2012. The participants tuere the locallY qualified fashion designers who have completed their preliminary fashion design studies between 2004 and 2011. Data analysis iuas carried to discuss the young fashion designers' educational experience, work experience, personal goals and achievements, and consciousness about the localfashion industry. The research concludes that the fashion business and marketing kn02v/edge, entrepreneurial skiJls and knoJlJ global perceptions of fashion design practice are kn01vledge gaps within the questionnaire participants. If fashion design education adapts to the future directions of the fashion industry, Sri Lanka too can expect much advantage via its practices.